The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly: Comprehension Book Packet with Answer Keys, Assessments & 2 Reader's Theatre Scripts
In the dusty camps of Barren, Texas, twelve-year-old Zuzu Santos does not want a robot.
When her dad loses his job at Lockwood, the company sends him home with a “gift”: a guardian robot that is supposed to babysit her. But when Zuzu’s friend Elias wires his homemade tablet into the robot, something wakes up. The robot lies, makes choices, asks for a name, and starts to feel like a friend. Erin Entrada Kelly’s moving, hopeful science-fiction story asks big questions about fairness, friendship, and what it means to be alive.
Sit back and enjoy this thoughtful read with your students as you use my No Prep The Second Life of Snap Comprehension Book Packet, which includes chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, two assessments, bonus activities, AND two Reader’s Theatre scripts retelling key scenes from the book. It will guide your students and promote enjoyment and comprehension of this high-interest novel.
Work on student comprehension, inference, character growth, vocabulary, and more, all while encouraging a love of reading through a book that sparks great discussion. Perfect for a shorter novel study: the packet is paced for about 3 weeks (Chapters 1-9, 10-20, and 21-30).
Leave the hard work to me! This novel is sure to become a favorite of yours and your students.
My The Second Life of Snap Comprehension Book Packet works well with whole class instruction, small groups, literature circles, independent work, or Homeschool students!
Content note: Zuzu’s mother and other parents have died in dust storms (no detail); one character is badly cut and bleeds; the robot appears to “die” in a dust storm; a corporation sorts people by class and race; mild insults. Please preview.
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Hi, I’m Kim! I’m an educator with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Elementary Education and more than 30 years of classroom experience.
I started The Literature Lady because I wanted to make reading come alive for students—and make lesson planning a lot easier for teachers. I create resources that were way too time-consuming to create while teaching full-time, so that now you don’t have to! My passion is creating engaging, low-prep resources, such as novel studies, Word Noodle vocabulary games, and reader’s theatre scripts, that help kids fall in love with books while building real skills.
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